Articles by Dan Liebke
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NewsShane Warne: His death is like his life – completely incomprehensible
Dan Liebke pays tribute to Shane Warne, "an impossible cricketer who transcended legendary status".
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The AshesBroad and company: It’s our combined Ashes comedy XI
Everyone loves a combined XI at the end of the series; ours is a little different/better.
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The AshesSydney thriller showed how great Test cricket is – let’s make it even better
That was a great Test. Test cricket is great. But can we make it even greater? Of course we can.
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AustraliaSteven Smith captained Australia again and it was no big deal
Steven Peter Devereux Smith returned to the Australian captaincy for the second Test and it was no big deal. Assuming, of course, that you’re willing...
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The AshesEngland still suckers for the Brisbane stockbroker scam
A year ago India managed to spectacularly breach the Gabba fortress. England acted like it had never happened.
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Dan LiebkeWhy Cricket is the Greatest Sport, No. 15: Women
Women's cricket gives/gave us more cricket. More reason than ever to cherish that.
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Dan LiebkeWhy Cricket is the Greatest Sport, No. 14: Declarations
"No more runs!" roars the captain with a dismissive wave of the hand.
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Dan LiebkeWhy Cricket is the Greatest Sport, No. 13: Sledging
A timely f***ing piece on why sledging makes cricket great.
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Dan LiebkeWhy Cricket is the Greatest Sport, No. 12: Batting Collapses
This might be the best reason tbh.
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Dan LiebkeWhy Cricket is the Greatest Sport, No. 11: Elevens (aka XIs)
Because who doesn't love a hypothetical eleven.
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Dan LiebkeWhy Cricket is the Greatest Sport, No. 10: The Ongoing Death of Test Cricket
"Who says Test cricket is dying?" is said an awful lot more often than "Test cricket is dying."
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Dan LiebkeWhy Cricket is the Greatest Sport No. 9: Appeals
Because appeals are amazing yet ridiculous in equal measures.